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The number of applicants to Malmö University is increasing

More people want to study at Swedish universities this autumn. Across the country, the number of applicants increased by 8 per cent compared to the same period last year. Malmö University’s increase stood at 6.4 per cent. Nursing is the most popular...

Why Did the Case Go Cold? - A Study Of Unsolved Murder Investigations In Southern Sweden

Recruiters selected non-White applicants in experimental study

Recruiters mainly chose to proceed with Black female applicants in a fictitious employment situation in a study at Malmö University. The researchers believe that the Black Lives Matter movement has increased awareness, and also affected perceptions of...

Who is (un)safe? A study on individual characteristics and fear of crime

Slang at work helps adult migrants develop language skills

When immigrant students develop language skills in the workplace, they appreciate hearing everyday language and the use of slang. However, in Sweden, researchers are looking for answers on how language courses can integrate cooperation with the labour...

The art of seductive corporate conferences

Who are we representing when we attend a conference: the company we are employed by and are loyal to, or ourselves? Patrik Hall, a professor in political science, has been investigating the nature of work meetings, from the subtle and diplomatic, to the...

The geography of fear - Where and when do we experience fear and how can it be understood?

The remembering and forgetting of the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust

It was primarily the survivors of the Holocaust who kept the memory of the dead alive in Sweden. However, interest in the graves and memorial sites has increased, and remembering has become a national concern, according to new research.